Senior Embedded Software Lead for Medical Robotics

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, seeks a Managing Staff Software Development Engineer to lead a team designing software for electrosurgical systems. You will drive embedded software development across bare‑metal and Linux platforms, including C++, Verilog, and Python, with real‑time data handling and energy analysis.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, perform hardware bring‑up, and apply control theory to tune systems for precision in robotic and minimally invasive devices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years of experience and a Master’s degree; or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing complete software solutions for embedded systems using C/C++ on bare‑metal and Linux based embedded systems.
• Working knowledge of peripherals used on embedded systems (ADC/DAC, PWM, waveform generation, I2C, SPI, RS232, CAN).
• Hands‑on hardware bring‑up with bench equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Strong knowledge of control theory and experience tuning control systems.
• Experience in the medical device industry; familiarity with 60601 and 62304 is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team through the technical development of embedded software for electrosurgical devices.
• Develop software applications for electrosurgical and robotic products for minimally invasive surgery.
• Develop software and firmware in C++, C, Verilog and Python for embedded systems.
• Develop software to acquire, process, store, and analyze energy data in real‑time.
• Develop software to support manufacturing and test teams.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.
• Independently solve assigned problems.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Verilog

Python

Real‑time data processing

Control theory

Hardware bring‑up

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Linux embedded

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, seeks a Managing Staff Software Development Engineer to lead a team designing software for electrosurgical systems. You will drive embedded software development across bare‑metal and Linux platforms, including C++, Verilog, and Python, with real‑time data handling and energy analysis.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, perform hardware bring‑up, and apply control theory to tune systems for precision in robotic and minimally invasive devices.